Gillis Orphans' Home
{{Short description|Historic orphanage in Missouri, US}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| image = Gillis Orphans' Home KCMO.jpg
| coordinates = {{Coord|39| 5|11.01|N|94|34|2.22|W}}
| locmapin = Missouri
| map_caption = Location in Missouri
| map_label = Gillis Orphans' Home
| nrhp_type = National Register of Historic Places
| caption = Gillis Orphans' Home in 2018
| refnum = #100001300
| builder = YWCA
| architecture = Georgian
}}The Gillis Orphans' Home is a historic orphanage in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
History
The Gillis Orphans' Home was funded by Mary Ann Gillis, nephew of William Gillis, with his inheritance. It was built by members of the YWCA in 1900,{{Cite web |title=Mary Gillis Troost Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=40002 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}} on a {{Convert|3.5|acre|km2|abbr=unit}} property, donated by Thomas H. Swope. The wife of businessman S. B. Armour also donated $25,000 for the construction. In 1904, the Margaret Klock Armour Memorial Home was built next door. The Gillis Orphans' Home was originally called the Children's Home. During the 1920s and 1930s, the property was expanded to 26 acres after the nearby Memorial Home changed buildings.{{Cite web |title=Armour Home & Orphan's Home |url=https://kchistory.org/image/armour-home-orphans-home?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=2b746b7a64a788493488&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=0 |access-date=2024-08-02}} Ella C. Loose, wife of Jacob Loose, would give away a free pair of shoes and a dollar to all the orphans annually.{{Cite book |last=Kirkman |first=Paul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5R2CQAAQBAJ&q=gillis+orphans+home+loose&pg=PT62 |title=Forgotten Tales of Kansas City |date=2012-10-23 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1-61423-738-9 |language=en}}
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 2017.{{Cite web |title=Gillis Orphan' Home |url=https://mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/Gillis%20Orphans%27%20Home.pdf |access-date=2024-08-02}}
Building description
Built in the Georgian style, the Gillis Orphans' Home is 3 stories, and is constructed with a main T-shape.
References
{{Reflist}}{{National Register of Historic Places in Missouri}}
Category:Orphanages in Missouri
Category:Buildings and structures in Kansas City, Missouri